The 2013 Bench Bar Conference, to be held June 13-15, at the Mariott Downtown in Louisville, Ky., offers a total of 18 different
CLE sessions, with five of those sessions included in the new In-House Counsel Track developed by the 2013 Bench Bar Conference
Committee.

As part of the leadership development curriculum of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series, the 25 members
of Bar Leader Series Class X (BLS X) have been charged with creating, developing and executing service projects to benefit
the Indianapolis community.

A series of resolutions passed by the ABA’s House of Delegates at the February Midyear meeting encourages the creation
of policies to protect victims. One of those resolutions urges bar associations to develop more training programs to help
identify trafficking victims.

She is a graduate of Indiana University and the Chicago-Kent College of Law. She has served as a Deputy Public Defender at
the Indiana State Public Defender’s Office, the Principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives, and a Donor
Relations Officer at Indiana Landmarks. She is Lee Smith, and she has been served with interrogatories.

The IndyBar welcomed Ron Gifford of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Central Indiana Transit Task Force to present
the latest business developments, legislative updates and the financial implications of bringing mass transit to Indianapolis
at the first Bar Leader Series Alumni Program on Thursday, March 14.

You’re an expert in the legal arena. You live and breathe assisting individuals in this litigious society … or
so you thought. It doesn’t take long in your field to realize all those various law classes back in law school failed
to cover the basics of managing a successful practice.

Indianapolis prides itself as the “racing capital of the world.” But even as numerous industries in Indiana have
benefited enormously from motorsports, for many years the benefit to the legal community of Indiana was less certain.

Although it’s a challenge to separate the reality from the hype when discussing impact of sequestration on our court
system, it is a necessary dialogue, and numbers and potential impact must be shared.

As the recipient of the 2012 Impact Fund grant of $35,000 from the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Reach for Youth expanded its
successful Teen Court program to include an in-school Teen Court project aimed at halting disruptive behavior before it escalates
to criminal activity requiring expulsion. Decatur Middle School, Warren Central High School, and Stony Brook Middle School
were among the first participants.

Looking to build your skills in a new area of law or gain valuable experience that will advance both your career and employment
opportunities? The IndyBar’s Attorney Apprentice Program is the perfect opportunity to gain real-world skills through
hands-on practice while making meaningful connections with local colleagues.